The Greenlanders

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Synopsis

Set in the fourteenth century in Europe's most far-flung outpost, a land of glittering fjords, blasting winds, sun-warmed meadows, and high, dark, mountains, The Greenlanders is the story of one family - proud landowner Asgeir Gunnarsson; his daughter Margret, whose wilful independence leads her into passionate adultery and exile; and his son, Gunnar, whose quest for knowledge is at the compelling centre of this unforgettable book.Jane Smiley takes us into this world of farmers, priests, and lawspeakers, of hunts and feasts and long-standing feuds, and by an act of literary magic, makes a remote time, place, and people not only real, but dear to us.

Book details

Author:
Jane Smiley
ISBN:
9781509844234
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
18+
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2019-03-29
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1988
Copyright by:
Jane Smiley 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family